Chapter 3 - From Luna To Slave
|| VANESSA HUDGEN's POV ||
" YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING, VLAD!!"
It was my wolf who made the piercing comment, not addressing Vlad as her Alpha anymore. I could only whimper inside to see my wolf, rising in defense. I wasn't an object to sell off. It was my life and I had the final choice to make one.
Vlad shot me a death glare, his canines popping out in rage. His wolf hated the fact that I called him by his name. His male ego was hurt but it didn't get hurt when he was talking about offering myself to the cruel, heartless, dragon king.
Vlad snarled, his deathly eyes fixed on me,
" SHUT THE FUCK UP!! I made the choice! I am your Alpha and your mate. You will do what I tell you."
I felt thousands of daggers, cutting my heart into pieces. Vlad never cared about me but never in my imagination, I thought that someday he would make me bait to save the whole pack.
King Cedric's eyes finally locked with mine. Even though he didn't say anything, I could feel a dark gleam, lurking behind his eyes. His gaze was too unpredictable to read. If I wasn't wrong, I noticed a flicker of joy in his eyes when they fell on me. He was probably enjoying seeing me suffering here.
Before the king would lose his mind, Cedric requested, lifting himself from the ground,
" My king, give us a moment to talk. She probably doesn't understand the reason!"
" I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE!! GET OUT!!"
My wolf was still in control, itching some violence as Vlad barged into the closed room behind me. Without a word, he slapped me hard on my cheeks, making me fall to the ground. Blood spurted out from the corner of my mouth immediately.
Vlad shouted back, his chest rising to down repeatedly,
" DO YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE A FUCKING CHOICE, VANESSA? WHAT WILL YOU DO HERE? YOU ARE JUST A FUCKING OMEGA WITHOUT ANY TALENT! IT'S BEST THAT YOU SERVE THE KING FOR THE SAKE OF OUR PACK! TEN MINUTES! THEN I WANT YOU NICELY DRESSED IN FRONT OF THE KING!"
Vlad left me shattered, sobbing on the ground. I was never going to be the prize for the king. I would fight with all my might. I had to escape before ten minutes passed. Otherwise, there would be no comeback for me. The king would make my life hell in there.
Gathering myself from the ground, I reached out to find the way. To my misfortune, someone entered the room without knocking. When I expected to see Vlad's raging face, I saw the least expected person, Diana. Wearing a short dress with blue imprinted on it, she was holding a tray with a big smile.
I snapped at her, rage flaring into my heart to see the slut here who didn't even feel ashamed to sleep with her step-brother who had a mate already,
" WHAT THE FUCK! WHY DID YOU COME HERE? GET OUT!"
Diana let out a mysterious chuckle, her eyes burning with hatred for me. She came forward elegantly, and said with a twisted smile,
" OH MY DEAR SISTER-IN-LAW! Anger wouldn't bring you anywhere! You should leave the pack now! You are no good to us. Why bother to stay here and occupy this large room? Show some gratitude for keeping a useless omega like you!"
I stomped forward to reply on her face, fuming in anger to see that bitchy victorious smile,
" I AM NOT GOING ANYWHERE! I MAY BE AN OMEGA BUT I AM THE LUNA TOO. I GET TO SAY WHAT I WANT!"
However, my response didn't falter her smiling face. Taking a step forward, she whispered with a vicious smirk on her face,
" Trust me, you will go sister-in-law because I am pregnant with Vlad's child."
" IF WE ARE FOUND INNOCENT IN THE END, I WILL TAKE BACK MY MATE FROM YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS!"
Vlad said in his Alpha voice, bowing at King Cedric who was looking around the crowd casually. I didn't believe a single word, coming from Vlad's mouth. He wouldn't even bother to take me back especially when Diana was around. Not to mention, she was having his baby now. Diana snatched everything from me, my love, my mate, my position.
My heart was too broken to react to anything. Never in my entire life, have I felt so humiliated to dress up like a trophy in front of the whole ground. After Diana's soul-sucking truth, I figured out that this pack was nothing to me anymore. Hence, I came out to submit myself to the king, dressing like a dancing woman from the inn.
Most of my body parts were revealed to the king's eyes, and my thighs were all exposed to show the crowd. I kept my head down until King Cedric's cruel laugh reverberated around,
" Alpha Vlad! You are surely ruthless..even more ruthless than me. You are even giving your woman off to pay the debt? Well, I don't mind since I have a deep attraction to beautiful women like her. You keep searching while I enjoy the taste of your mate."
His peasants laughed at his words. I felt another level of shame, slapping my face hard. How could they be so cruel to me? How could they laugh at a woman's misfortune?
I felt a deep hatred towards the dragon king. But the hatred for my mate was stronger. I believed that Vlad would realize his mistake one day. Vlad laughed back nervously, gesturing at me,
" She is yours now. You can do whatever you want with her. She is well trained to act like what her master wants!"
Cedric shifted his eyes back to me, a devilish grin forming on his lips as he said with a chuckle,
" Let's see! What can I do with my new slave? Come on boys! Drag this petite girl on the dragon and also NO TOUCHING!! I don't like my things getting touched by anyone else."
_ VANISA KINGDOM _
The crowd cheered happily for the new king, more so if they were happy to know that the former king was dead now. When they saw the dragons surfing in the sky, they shouted more excitedly to greet the new king. In the dragon kingdom, a king was more powerful if he had a large number of dragons. Undoubtedly, Cedric, my master had the best ones.
I was disowned by my pack, my mate officially. When the dragon soldiers were dragging me out, not a single member tried to stop them. It seemed like I was never a member of their pack.
King Cedric was leading the way. I was asked to follow him closely until he stopped right before the entrance. His growling voice echoed harshly, falling on my stiff body,
" Where are her chains? I want to show the whole kingdom what I got for winning over the werewolf clan."
I felt the urge to run away but I knew that it would only shorten my life. Someone came out of the crowd with chains in his hands. Pulling his lips into a smirk, the dragon soldiers wrapped it around my neck. I had to grit my teeth harder to stop my wolf from reacting. She was fighting hard to snap out of this forced slave life that I was given.
King Cedric stepped close to me, turning me numb as he felt too close for God's sake. I still had no idea how to serve a man who wasn't my mate. He breathed his words out, warning,
" This is Vanisa Kingdom, Slave Vanessa Hudgens. Run your mouth like you did in front of your pack. You will be dead meat for my dragons. Remember, you aren't my woman, my love, or my girlfriend. YOU ARE MY SLAVE FROM THE ENEMY!"